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HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning .....».. 23 minutes after 3 I Evening ..... 3.5 minutes after 3 FOR ADVERTISEMENTS, BILLS, &c. THE MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Principal contributors, E. L. BULWER, Esq., Dr. L ARDNER, &c. &e. Advertisements for the First Number are requested to be sent to Messrs. Longman and Co., on or before Monday, Feb. 19 ; .and Bills on or before Wednesday, 21st. *.* Six thousand Bills required for the First Number. London : Longman, Orme, and Co. LONDON : SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, 1838. An American packet, which probably sailed from New York on the 16th ult., has been telegraphed, we have heard, off Holyhead; and though no papers or passengers were landed from her, it is announced that the intelligence she brings is all good. A new writ for Tipperary was moved this afternoon in the room of Mr. SHELL, who has been appointed Commissioner of Greenwich Hospital. This place is tenable with Parliament. The Tories showed last night, by dividing in favour of Mr. JERVIS'S motion, that they have no objection to changes in the Reform Act. Perhaps, however, the absence of their great leader, who has declared against all such changes, led them to commit them selves before they were aware of it. Sir E. KNATCII , BULL is known of old to have a will of his own, and he was, we believe, the cause of making them untrue to the policy of the great Sir ROBERT. However, many of them are now committed, and as the Attor ney-General has given notice of his intention to bring in a Bill to amend the registration and abolish the shilling fee, the Reformers may, no doubt, count on the support on those points of a large squad of Sir ROBERT'S supporters, headed by Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL. Mr. O ' CONNELL'S long threatened attack on the Irish Poor-law Bill took place in the House of Com mons last night. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman redeemed the pledge which he so recently gave his constituents, by manfully opposing the Bill in toto— by affecting no squeamishness about certain details, or seeking to defeat the measure by pretending that any modification of it would obtain his support. This course is a thousand times les§ objectionable than the one which he pursued last year upon this very Bill. We well remember that he then affected to be per suaded that the time was come when some thing must be done for the starving poor, and that his objections to the proposed Poor-law were con fined exclusively to details. According to his own admission last night, the Honourable and Learned Gentleman was in reality as strongly opposed to the Bill in April last as he is now ; but he had not the moral courage to move its utter rejection. We are glad, under such circumstances, that the Bill of last year was not passed into a law, as in that case many of its provisions would have been altered and modified in accordance with the recommendations of an enemy to the measure under the guise of a convert to its necessity. Henceforth Parliament is in no dan ger of being misled by the declamation of the Honour able and Learned Gentleman ; and, after his co:Assion of last night, will receive with cautious suspicion every statement which he may make, and amendment which he may propose, affecting either the principle or the details of the Poor-law for Ireland Bill. Mr. O'CONNELL'S speech last night against a Poor-law for Ireland was a complee failure. In one place he contended that the object of the Bill was to relieve the poor from the exercise of all the domestic affections—from relieving the distress of relatives and neighbours—and he emphatically added, " Pass an hundred Bills, the Irish poor will continue to do their duty towards all who are endeared to them by relation and affection ;" and in another portion of his speech he declares, " My opinion is, that by holding out a prospect of relief which this Bill will not give, you will be stopping, to a considerable extent, the natural flow of charity, which now enables the poor to live. Hereafter, if this Bill shall pass, when a poor creature asks for alms, the cold answer will be Go to the workhouse.' Thus, one part of Mr. O'CONNELL'S speech is diametrically opposed to the other. In one place he opposes the Bill because it will have no effect upon the charitable feelings of the Irish peasantry ; and in another he objects to it principally on the ground that it will work the perversion of all such feelings. Mr. O'CoNNELL contrasted the wealth and productiveness of England with the poverty and comparative sterility of Ireland, and endeavoured, by implication, to persuade the House that the Poor Law Bill was another instance of the little regard paid by the Imperial Legislature to the welfare of the Sister country. Now we admit at once that Ireland has suffered the infliction of centuries of misrule— that laws have been adopted by England for regulating the civil and ecclesiastical policy of Ireland most disgraceful to the British Legislature ; but we contend that if Ireland have one ground of complaint stronger than all the rest put together, it is that she has been so long suf fered to remain without the protection of a Poor law. This is, in fact, her master griev ance. This is tho real source of her present poverty, and comparative degradation. Had ELIZA BETH established a Poor-law in Ireland contempora neously with the adoption of that system in England, the fine harbours, the noble rivers, the fertile fields of that country, would have been rendered as productive of national wealtWas the parks, and streams, and estua ries of Britain. This view of the question is very clearly illustrated in the following extract from the admirable speech delivered in favour of the Bill by Lord JOHN RUSSELL : The Honourable and Learned Gentleman held that com pulsory relief was altogether an error—that it dried up the sources of private charity, and ought not to be resorted to by any state. That was perhaps too large a question to enter upon at that moment ; but he (Lord John Russell)must refer again to what he stated in some detail last year—that, with respect to this country as well as other countries, compul sory relief to the poor had been one of :the means by which the prosperity of those countries had been advanced. And now, without alluding too particularly to the circum stances of this country, he would ask, in the first place, in what countries had the abuse of the Poor-laws been carried to the greatest extent—in what countries had there been the greatest profusion, the greatest improvidence, the most ex treme prodigality, in administering compulsory relief to the poor? He should say 'that those countries in Europe in which this prodigality bad been carried to the greatest ex tent were England, Holland, and the Canton of Berne. In all of these countries abuses very nearly similar, and all having the same origin, had been produced. But if any per son were to travel through England, Holland, and the Can ton of Berne, and were to compare the condition of the people in eithe r o f t h ose countries w i t h t h e condition of the people in other countries in which Poor-laws were unknown, be (Lord John Russell) would ask him to judge by, the result whether general prosperity and general comfort did not exist in those countries in which Poor-laws were established ; and whether misery and destitution did not prevail in those countries where they were unknown ? The beneficial operation of Poor-laws upon countries susceptible of vast improvements, agricultural and commercial, may be easily traced. The moment that landlords find that they are liable to be taxed for the maintenance of the starving poor upon their estates, they are inevitably led to the conclusion that it is their interest to take measures for the prevention of destitu tion. To effect this every encouragement must be given to industry, and an outlay hazarded with a view to the establishment of local manufactures. The in terests of the rich become identified with the moral improvement and social happiness of the labouring classes ; and landlords, instead of fleecing and flaying their tenants, in order to keep them at the starvation point, are insensibly brought to identify the security of their property with the enjoyment by the poor of a fair proportion of the fruits of their industry. Thus self interest is made the basis of a kindly and fostering re lation between landlord and tenant, which never fails to diffuse a benign influence over the general state of society. `We have in these observations carefully avoided any reference to the details of the Bill now before Parlia ment. What we are most intent upon is to procure for Ireland a Bill in any shape ; knowing that, once passed, the principle can never be abrogated. One great objection to the present Bill is, that it does not concede a power of granting out-door relief—a mode of relief essential to any measure intended to effect a rapid improvement in the physical condition of Ireland. The public will remember that by the first plan of Church Reform submitted by the Commissioners of Church Inquiry to his late MAJESTY, and proposed to be carried into effect by the Ministers, the Bishopric of &dor and Man was to be abolished, and that see incorporated with the see of Carlisle. Such a propo position naturally revolted the Manxmen, who were one and all convinced that they would suffer much, both here and hereafter, were they to substitute a wan dering for a resident Bishop. They accordingly began to petition Parliament and memorialize the Throne, in order that they might preserve their resident Bishop ; and such deep devotion to episcopacy was not, we may be quite sure, th Town away on the softened hearts of the rest of the Prelates. More than one stepped for ward to vindicate the right of the Manxmen to have the crooked staff fixed in the soil ; and that nobleman who used to be called GAFFER GODERICH un dertook the genial task of introducing a Bill into Parliament, to save for the Isle of Man the blessing of a Bishop's presence. Matters seem to go on quite swimmingly for the Manxmen ; and last night, when the second reading of the Bill should have taken place, the Archbishop of CANTERBURY announced, " That he had received a communication from a high authority in the Isle of Man, which he should feel it his duty to lay before the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, in the hope that it might lead to such an arrangement of the question as ought to be satis factory to all parties." So, the course of legislation— be it for good or for evil—be it to extinguish or to establish a Bishop's see—is determined by a commu nication from some unknown person to the Archbishop of CANTERBURY ! We like to see the springs of law-making, and the motives of law-makers, thus laid bare ; and we like to direct the attention of the public to some of those nice little wheels and pulleys which give motion to that which Archbishops and Bishops c a ll the public welfare. Generally, those classes of persons, with the whole body of our clerry, set their faces against any interference of the laity with the Church, either in form or substance, either in doc trine, discipline, or revenue, except to supply the lat er ; but here is a case of much attention paid to the supplication of Manxmen to have a resident bishop, and the question is to be settled contrary to the recommendation of the Church Commissioners, and the opinions of the Ministers, by the communication of some unknown authority in the Isle of Man. If the supplication had been to get rid of a Bishop, however numerous and respectable the ap plicants, we doubt whether the of Earl GODERICH would have come to their aid, or the Archbishop of CANTERBURY would so readily have listened to their prayer. When the laity petition to encrease the number and emoluments of the Clergy, their inter ference with the Church is praiseworthy ; their aid is only rejected as unclean when they ask for the reform of an absurd ritual, or the reduction of the wealth and number of the priesthood. On Tuesday Mr. WAKLEY brings on his motion for a Committee of Inquiry into the Glasgow Cotton Spinners' Union. To this Mr. O'CONNELL has given notice of an amendment for the appointment of a Committee to inquire into the nature of Trades' Unions throughout the United Kingdom—their ten dency to affect the free distribution of labour and wages, or to induce outrage and murder—and to sug gest such improvements iR the laws against illegal combinations, as the Committee may see fit. This plan is infinite!y preferable to that proposed by Mr WAKLEY ; and if we may judge from petitions pre sented from Trades' Unions, and the feelings dis played at some recent meetings, it will meet with the concurrence of those whose characters are most impli cated. The Cotton Spinners of Glasgow have already forwarded to the House of Commons a petition, pray ing for the fullest inquiry ; and no Unions but those based on illegal principles, can object to its applica tion to them all. What use wculd a partial investi gation effect ? If abuses exist at Glasgow, Parlia ment, on these being proved, will not pass an Act for that place alone, when charges of an equally serious nature have been made against Unions in Dublin, and when many suspect that crimes of great enormity have been committed also in England by some unprincipled members of similar associations. Whatever might be the result of an inquiry into the practices of Trades' Unions at Glasgow, the public mind, now so much excited on the subject, would not be satisfied—the Unions founded on fair and honest principles, would be liable to unmerited suspicions—and those who be lieve that there is a system at work to undermine the very foundations of society, would still be incredulous. There is in fact no other remedy, and we have no doubt that the amendment will be carried, and that there will be an investigation involving more impor tant considerations, and exciting more general interest, than any that for many years has occupied the atten tion of the House of Commons. Mr. PLUMPTRE informed the House of Commons last night, and the Newspapers conveyed the informa tion to the public, that there are " 3,000 Protestants of the kingdom, of high respectability and large pro perty, who regard the admission of Roman Catholics to legislative power as at variance with Christian duty. He himself is one of these Protestants of high respectability, and entirely concurred in the prayer of the petition. If these Protestants had as much understanding as they claim respectability, they would see that their notion of Christian duty in volves an impossibility, and that they must give up their crotchet against the Catholics, or acknowledge they are not Christians. Their assertion is sweeping, and embraces all countries, and applies to the Papal See, and to Austria, as well as to England and Ireland. But even here it involves an impossibility. The Roman Catholics constitute fully one-third of our whole population ; their minds, their customs, their actions, their intelligence, their knowledge, must exercise a living influence over the Legislature. whether they sit in Parliament or not. Who ever may wife expression to their feelings or their wants in the Legislature, to exclude them from power over it is impossible. It does not make laws for chalk-hills, like those near which Mr. PLUMPTRE dwells, or oak trees, like those which yet adorn so large a part of the county, of the inhabitants of which he misrepresents, we hope, the knowledge and the feelings ; but it does make laws for living men, and to say that they are to have no influence over the making the laws because they are Catholics, is to take no more account of them than if they were lumps of chalk or logs of wood. No, no ! Mr. PLUMPTRE—to pre vent a Catholic population from having power and in fluence over the Legislature of the country in which they live, is hopelessly impossible ; and those who be lieve that the impossibility is prescribed by Christian duty run a great risk of being involved in perplexity, doubt, and irreligion. The case of the five Glasgow cotton-spinners un der sentence of transportation for seven years was brought under the consideration of the House of Lords last night, by Lord BROUGHAM. The Noble and Learned Lord, in presenting a petition from the delegates of the Cotton-spinners' Union in Glasgow, praying that the House would address the Crown for a mitigation of the punishment awarded to the criminals, entered into the legal merits of the case, and, in our opinion, presented such a view of it as would amply justify the exercise of the Royal prerogative of mercy towards these misguided and unfortunate men. Lord BROUGHAM directed the attention of their Lordships and of the country to certain important particulars in the late Trial which are not of common occurrence in criminal proceedings. The original indictment, it appears, contained ten counts, charging the accused with murder, arson, and other crimes of the most atrocious character. Upon these charges they were committed to prison, where they remained five months, when that indictment was departed from, and another substituted, containing the former charges, with three new ones superadded. Now, it is of material consequence, in estimating the quantum of punishment due to the offenders, to bear in mind that on every one of the ten original counts the prisoners were acquitted, although they had suf fered five months' imprisonment on the charges therein specified. On the three additional or supplemental counts they were found guilty, but the offences charged in these counts were of a minor—we may say of a venial—cha racter, when compared with the others ; and of these minor offences they were convicted only by the barest majority possible—that is to say, when the jury divided (as the Scottish law allows) on the question of guilty or not guilty, there was a majority of one for the former verdict. This too was after eight days investigation in a court of justice, and three hours deliberation of a jury, who on leaving the box were ready to acquit the prisoners on all the charges. Lord BROUGHAM then contrasted with his usual power the severity of the punishment in this case, with that which would have fallen to the lot of the prisoners, had they been tried in England instead of Scotland. By the English law, the penalty for com mitting the offences for which the Glasgow Cotton spinners have been condemned to seven years' separation from their wives and families, their friends, their coun try, and every thing else that is dear to them on earth, is just two months' imprisonment ! We sincerely hope that her MAJESTY'S advisers will think the case of these unhappy men a proper one to be submitted to the merciful consideration of the Crown. We are quite sure that a rigorous execu tion of the sentence will produce few, if any, of the effects for which all punishment is intended. We have not the least doubt that the Watchman of Puddle-clock, who has of late taken the army under his guardianship, will look after Lord HOWICK with all the alarming vigilance which characterises him, and that he will see, like the .ancient and be- mused Charlies of our streets, many an alarming vision. We shall be prepared to hear the Times cry fire, murder, robbery, ghosts, and goblins ! When the frightened public rouse our Contemporaxy, and demand where? he will reply, "in the War Office—at the Horse Guards." The nation would be undone if it were not for the sleepless " anxiety" of the Times. It is true that the " development" of Lord HowlcK's scheme of wholesale jobbery and corruption," is to be, according to the Times, public and 'undisguised, and not likely to do much mischief in open day. That circumstance will, we trust, re-assure the terrified public, particularly as we believe the project of placing the army under a responsible Minister, which is strictly in accordance with the spirit: of the Constitu tion, is approved of by the highest military authority. Certainly it will not even be propened, unless it be sanctioned by those Commissioners who have been appointed to inquire into the subject. We learn from the Foreign Papers that King OTtro has published .a Royal decree for the reorganization of the Grecian army, to take effect from the Ist of January, of which the following is an abstract :—" The whole effective military force of Greeceis not to exceed on ordinary occasions 8,000 men. The annual conscription is fixed at 2,000 ; and the period of service four years. None but Greeks, or naturalized citizens, to serve in future in the national army. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The House met to-day at Three o'clock. The Loan CHANCELLOR, the Earl of SUAFTESDURV, and Lord GLENELG took their scats as Her 31ajesty's Commisinonars" The Com_ mons were summoned, and having appeared at the bar, the Royal Assent was given to Lower Canada Government Bill. The House then adjourned. . HOUSE OF COMMONS. The gallery was opened this day at three o'clock, and the Speaker took the Chair zt a quarter past three. SUPPLY. Mr. BERNAL brought up the Report of the Committee of Supply, with two resolutions for issues of Exchequer Bills, to meet votes of tho year 1837. Shortly after a quarter past three, Sir A. CLIFFORD, the Usher of the Black Rod, summoned the House to hear the Royal Commission given to the Canada Government Bill, and other Bills in the House of Lords. The SPEAKER attended by the members present among whom was the the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUE R , accor di ng ly proceeded to the House of Peers. ROYAL ASSENT. On his return, the SPEAKER announced that he had been to the House of Peers, where the Royal assent had been given by Commission to the Lower Canada Bill. NEW WRIT FOR THE COUNTY OF TIPPERARY. Mr. E. J. STANLEY moved fora new writ for the county of Tippe rary, in the room of It. L. Sheil, Esq., appointed to the office of one of the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital. Mr. BROTIIERTON presented a petition from Birkenhead relative to a private Bill. Sir W. SOMERVILLE presented a petition from Drogheda, against the Bank of Ireland monopoly. Adjourned till Monday. ROXBURGH ELECTION COMMIT TEE.-(THIS DAY.) The Committee met at eleven o'clock, when the examination of wit nesses wag proceeded with. Robert Pott, a voter in the interest of Mr. Scott, deposed to his having been assaulted by the mob on going to the poll. Mr. James Smaill, a writer in the Supreme Court, and a landowner and elector of the county of Roxburgh, stated that on Wednesday the 3d of August he went into the town of Hawick about four o'clock in the morning to escape observation. The voting commenced before nine. Saw several of Mr. Scott's voters assaulted by the mob, but none of Mr. Elliott's supporters were molested. Witness voted for Mr. Scott, and when leaving the booth was attacked by the mob, who tore his clothes off him and inflicted several severe bruises on different parts of his body. Lost property in the scuffle to the amount of twelve or fourteen pounds. Took refuge in the house of a friend named Davidson, but was obliged to leave it in consequence of the threatening aspect of the mob, his friend being afraid that if he remained his windows would be broken. Escaped out of the house the back way, and left the town immediately after. Francis Valentine stated that Mr. Scott, of Whitehall, came to his house on the first day of polling. He slept at his house on Wednesday night, and went to poll on Thursday morning. On his return he ap peared very much agitated, his clothes were torn, and he had lost his hat. He had not polled, and did not attempt to go to the poll again that day, or the day following. He was very much hurt, and left witness's house about six o'clock on Friday, in company with Lord Minto, who came there to protect him. Witness determined to remain neuter In consequence of what he had seen. During the first day of the polling the state of the town was ♦ery dangerous. Witness polled for Mr. Elliott, notwithstanding his original determination to the contrary. Mr. SIIITH--What was the reason of your changing your mind? Mr. Sergeant MEREWETHER objected to this question. The effect of it would be to strike the vote of witness off the poll, which could not be done unless an objection had been previously taken to it on the ground of want of indifferency, Mr. SMITH said that his object was not to strike the rote of witness off the poll, but to show the effect on the witneis's mind of the disturb ances which he witnessed. The room was then ordered to be cleared, and on our re-admission the Chairman announced that the Committee had decided that the question put to witness, by Counsel for petitioners, should be answered. On the question being repeated, the witness stated that he had been compelled to vote for Mr. Elliott through intimidation. His windows were broken on Thursday night, and he voted on Friday. Saw Baillie Goodfellow wearing Mr. Elliott's colours. On giving his vote, Mr. Elliott thanked him; but he said that he had no reason to do so, as he had not intended to vote for him. Cross-examined.—Never belonged to any particular party. The breaking of his windows was not the intimidation of which he spoke. The reason he voted for Mr. Elliot was, that before the election two or three friends came to him and entreated him to vote for that gentle man, as otherwise he would suffer both in person and property. Parted with a qualification in Roxburgshire two or three years ago, in ex change for one in Selkirkshire. Lord WILLIAM BENTINCK—Were you threatened by any of Mr. El liott's party in particular ? Witness—No. The intimation which I received was through my own friends. The Rev. ALIXANDER. THOMPSON stated that he was Minister of the Scots Church of North Shields. Was at Hawick during the elections, and stopped at the house of Francis Ballantyne. Saw two gentlemen, who, he was told, were Captain Scott and Mr. Graham, attacked by the mob, and their clothes torn. There was great rioting before the polling commenced. Saw an elderly gentleman maltreated by the mob on the first day of the polling—they appeared to be beating him, and saw dis tinctly a person striking him upon the head with a long rein, which he had in his hand. He saw several other persons ill treated by the mob. Was himself struck by a stone under the left ear. Did not see the persons who wore the Elliott colours do anything to restrain the mob. They appeared to be laughing and chatting with them. Witnessed distinctly four cases of ill-treatment that day. Robert Ballantyne, an elector, deposed that on going to the poll he was assaulted with stones by the mob, and on returning from the booth was again attacked, his clothes torn off', and his person much abused. Was suffering for some months from the effects of the injuries which he received. Robert Pattison, a farmer, of Hawick, and an elector in the interest of Mr. Scott, was the next witness produced, but his accent was so ex. ceedingly broad that it was with difficulty his answers could be under. stood. He stated that after polling for Mr. Scott, he was beaten and stripped by the mob, and an oath was tendered to him which he was obliged to take, that he would not vote again ; could not tell what the words of the oath were, as the life was barely left him. Cross examined—Thought that the administering of the oath was merely a joke. The Hon. Major Napier stated he was a passenger in the mail which passed through Hawick on the first day of polling. Was an inside passenger, and John Scott travelled outside. About a mile before they came to the town they met some persons, with whom Lord John Scott had a conver sation, in consequence of which witness induced Lord John to change places with him. On entering the town the passage of the coach was obstructed by the mob, who walked round it and looked into it. From what they said it appeared that they were looking for Lord J. Scott. The greater part of the mob had blue ribbons. One of the crowd said, "If you value your life, don't attempt to get down." Witness replied that he had nothing to do with it, that he was not an elector, and merely on his way to the south. The person who had at first addressed him, then took his ribband out of his coat and gave it to him, desir ing him to wear it, and his life would be safe, which he did. On Lord John Scott getting out of the coach, the mob pressed closely on him, but he succeeded in getting into a baker's shop. They used very violent expressions towards him. Never expected that Lord John would have reached the baker's shop in safety. Fresh horses were then put to the coach, and witness left the town with it. Mr. Robert Kew Elliott, a Justice of the Peace and elector of the county of Roxburgh, stated that on the second day of polling he saw several of Mr. Scott's supporters attacked by the mob, and their clothes torn. In consequence of this witness took a representation from Mr. Scott's Committee to the Sheriff. Ile was directed to get evidence of the fact, hut cannot positively say whether or not by the Sheriff: Wit ness then polled, and, on leaving the booth, was attacked by the mob, his clothes torn, and his person abused. Mr. Selby, the factor of the Minto estates happened to be present, and called out to the mob to desist saying that "he was not one of the bad ones." Witness then tendered himself as evidence to the Sheriff, and received protection on his way from the booth, but he sent no offer of protection to Mr. Scott's Com mittee. Saw Baillie Goodfellow addressing the mob. Cross-examined—Ha s no doubt that Baillie Goodfellow was endea vouring to pacify the mob. Witness took an active part on behalf of Mr. Scott. The protection which witness received was not necessary, as he could have returned inside the railings. It was here announced that the Speaker was at prayers, and the Committee adjourned to II o'clock on Monday. LONGFORD ELECTION COMMIT TEE.-(THIS DAY.) The Committee met this morning at eleven o'clock. Mr. AUSTIN said he thought his Learned Friend the counsel for the petitioners, had committed an error which was fatal. The petition in this case (which was the longe+t that had been presented during the Session) contained a prodigious number of allegations, relating to the conduct of the Catholic Clergy, intimidation, bribery, tee. This was the common form of proceeding. The general charge, if established, would be to invalidate the election, and not to seat the petitioners. The petition however, contained a double prayer. It stated that the votes given for the sitting Members were bad to such an extent that the real majority was in favour of the losing candidates, and it then prayed that these votes might be struck off the poll, and that the losing candidates might be declared to be duly elected. The 42d Geo. 111. c. 106, together with the 47th Geo. 111. c. 14, constituted the code of law under which Committees were bound to try such petitions. They were analogous to the 9th Geo. IV., c. '22, in the case of English and Scotch petitions. Be fore a scrutiny could be entered upon, it was necessary that lists should be exchanged. That had been done yesterday by his Learned Friend, and therefore the scrutiny was perfectly open to him. But the Act also required that the parties should deliver " a statement in writing of all particulars respecting any right of voting or of choosing or nominating a returning officer, and respecting all such other matters and things whatever as either of the said parties meant to insist on, or contend for, cp.* object to," before any witnesses could be called. The reason of this was very apparent, because an Irish petition was the most hideous thing that ever made its appearance. His Leained Friend had affected to deliver in such a statement; hut it contained no statement whatever, except as to the scrutiny, he therefore had not the slightest case with respect to the general allegations of the petition. Mr. Sergeant SeaNass objected to this mode of proceeding in point of form. When the point arose, his Learned Friend might stop him. \ Mr. AUSTIN, with this understanding, would ref ra i n at present from urging the point further. Mr. Sergeant SP/NKIE then proceeded to open his case. He said he appeared on behalf of the petitioners, who came here, for the third time, asking for the justice which had been awarded to them by two pre ceding Committees. He did not object to the return of the sitting Mem bers upon speculative grounds—he came hero, for the third time, to object to a scandalous and fraudulent course of registry in Ireland, whica tended to defeat the purity of election, and to set up a principle ten thousand times worse than Universal Suffl - age. In Longiird many voters had been rejected without any vestige of right, and who, on two different occasions, had been struck off the poll by Committees as hav ing no right to vote. In the first case 67 were struck off, and in the last 96. The moment that fraudulent and scandalous registry was defeated by the integrity and firmness of the Committee, from that momen', as if by enchantment conjured up by the foul and mischievous fiends in Ariosto, or the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, the whole fabric vanished at once The moment a majority of *tie was obtained for the petiticners, the sitting Members had not the courage to assail a single voter on the other side. It would be found that the same false and f audulent majority had infected the poll on the present occasion, and he had no doubt that Mr. Fox and Mr. Lefroy were entitled to be seated as soon as that mode of investigation should be adopted which he was con fident the integrity, firmness, and justice of the Committee would grant to the present petitioners. Before concluding, he would advert to one point of a rather novel nature. After the business of the election had been gone through, the bag of the assessor (Mr. Arabin), containing the poll and election books, was stolen, and had not since been heard of. The Sheriff applied to the candidates, and their poll books were compared for the two first days. After that time the proceedings were interrupted by the other side, and no further examina tion took place. He admitted the gentlemen on the other side to be innocent of the charge of stealing the hooks, but he thought to save the expense of bringing witnesses that they ought to havo admitted the poll. Mr. TUESSIGER said he should not object to the admissibility of the poll. The Counsel for the petitioners then proposed to strike from the poll of the sitting Members the name of Michael Gllleesy, 195 in class No. 3, on the ground of insufficient value at the time of registration. Mr. Crawford, Clerk of the Peace for Longford, produced the books which he had received from tho Sheriff, and also the original re gistry and the affidavit of the voter. Mr. A uslim said he would admit that Michael Gilleesy voted for the two sitting Members, and this would at once raise the question of open ing the registration. His affidavit stated his qualification by virtue of a lease dated 1826, and he was registered by Mr. French on the 2d of January, 1837. The objection to him was that at the time of regis tration the freehold was of insufficient value, according to the pro. visions of the Irish Act, to entitle the voter to be registered. Now he (Mr. A ust i n) contended that the Committe had no jurisdiction to enquire into th a t question--that they had no power as to any thing which took pla ce b e f ore the time of registration. Thi s was a question of very great importance, because if it should be determined that the Committee had power to entertain the objection, and if such decision should regulate the conduct of future Committees, sitting on such election petitions, it would have the effect of entirely abrogating the Reform Act. Ihe Learned Gentleman argued the point at very great length, citing the previous contrary decision on the point, and commenting on them with much ability and force. Mr. Sergeant SPANKIE, it being now nearly three o'clock, requested the Committee to adjourn, as the House was about to slt. Mr. AUSTIN objected to any delay, submitting that the Committee might continue to hear arguments, although they were not able to divide. Mr. Sergeant Sl'l24lEll then pleaded " a cold," although in his opening he had not shown the least symptom of indisposition. There being a difference of opinion in the Committee as to the ad journment, the room was cleared. On our readmission, the Chairman stated that the Committee had decided to adjourn until Monday ; and after some discussion ten o'clock was fixed upon as the hour. The total number of votes objeeted to is 1,169, viz., by the pe titioners 559, by the sitting members 610. TO CORRESPONDENTS. "Inquirer" had better apply at the War.office, or write to Maidstone. •' Philo-Solis" is informed that the publication of the Law Notices would be rendered useless by the late hour of the day when The Sun goes to press, most of the cases being then disposed of. The publication of Tux SUN NEw3PAPER commenced this day at 50 minutes past Three o' Clock. WITH WHICH " THE TRUE SUN" IS NOW INCORPORATED. F -c- i .e, q. i:IZ <7; - : ~. . f.mt ,„ .f. 4 t , , ,7.11 ~....,.,- "''',.. 4 : e 0" • .... 0 , •••••.-:,.;;.- (7 7 ' 4 1 1 IPSWICH ELECTION COMMITTEE. (THIS DAY,) The Liberals struck off this morning the vote of Robinson Taylor (reporter to the Journal, th e T or y paper of ipawich), still proceeding on ground of objection—change of residence. the same This gave Mr. Tut hell a majority of one over Mr. Kelly, they having been left on an equality last evening. The Tories then objected to the vote of Mr. R. Titlow. He had ceased to occupy the house for which he registered, but continued in possession. Mr. POLLOCK argued that occupation was only necessary to registra tion, not for polling, the question at the poll being simply, whether the voter remained in "possession" of the qualification for which he re gistered. The Committee, without hearing Mr. Thessiger, decided the vote to be bad. . _ The Tories next struck off the vote of Mr. Boley. This gave Mr. Kelly a majority of one. The Liberals struck off the vote of Edward Pownall ; they were ob jecting to that of Mr. Pepper, when it was announced that Mr. Speaker was at prayers. ELGIN BURGHS.—Mr. Holt Mackenzie has not yet made his appearance in Elgin, notwithstanding the requi sition addressed to him, and it is confidently believed that Mr. Fox Maule will walk the course. On Wednesday last Mr. Maule arrived in Elgin, having fought his way through the snow, through the Glens of Foudland,,,with men and shovels to cut a passage for his post-chaise, drawn by six horses, and carrying the guard and ma il s 1 On Thursday th e e l ectors met Mr. Maule in the Trades' Hall, to which the Hon. Gen tleman was accompanied by Provost M'Kimmie, William Young, Esq., and some other gentlemen. Mr. Maule ad dressed the meeting in a speech which was well received. Inverness Courier of Wednesday last. We understand that the Master of Grant has entered the field against Mr. Fox Maule at Elgin; but we believe that the Master would have shown more discretion by remaining at home, than going to Elgin to get defeated. PROPOSED CANADIAN FENCIBLE REGIMENT. A proposal, of which the following is the Abstract, has been made by Wm. Alexander Mackinnon, Esq., the Member for Lymington, to her Majesty's Government : That considerable distress is felt at this time in the Western High_ lands of Scotland, from want of employment. That an active and hardy race of young men are left destitete, and prove a burden to their families and to the landed proprietors. That these men are willing to emigrate, and that their attachment to the mother country would continue as colonists. . . That the year 1794 some Fencible Regiments were embodied in the Highlands, who afterwards went and settled in some of our colonial possessions, and have always evinced a strong attachment to the mother country. • " The offer has been made by Mr. Mackinnon to raise one regiment of I,OOG men, or more, from the population of the clan that bears his name, and neighbouring clans, on the following conditions : That every man who is enlisted shall be entitled to fifty acres of land in Canada, which shall be assigned him if his services are no longer re quired in that Province, after the expiration of three years. The non commissioned officers to have a proportionate number of acres. Mr. M. to have the disposal of the commissions, and the regiments to receive their pay and clothing from Government. Officers on the half-pay of the British Army to be eligible to take commissions, retaining their half-pay. _ _ At the end of three years' service, the regiment to be disembodied, and located in their land adjoining each other, which land they are to retain in fee on condition of doing eight days' exercise under their officers in the course of the year, and of being again embodied should the local Government of Canada, or the Executive Government here, deem their services necessary for the public tranquillity. If em bodied, to receive the same pay, clothing, and allowance,'ns the other forces in her Majesty's service. February, 1838. CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR sat in Lincoln's Inn Hall today, and pro, ceeded with the hearing of appeals. DESSOROUGII V. RAWLINS. The arguments in this case were resumed and concluded to-day. The bill was filed by the Atlas Insurance Company against the Directors of the Eagle Insurance Company, to obtain a declaration of the Court that a policy of insurance for 4,000/., effected on the life of a Mr. John Cochrane, deceased, was fraudulent, and therefore void. Messrs. Beetham, the Solicitors of the Eagle Insurance Company, were made defendants to the bill, which charged, that the Eagle Insurance Company having advanced to Mr. Cochrane the sum of 12,9991. were anxious to secure themselves against any probable loss of the money, and that they for that purpose attempted to effect insurances on the life of Mr. Cochrane, with various offices ; that they tried to effect an insurance with the Economic Insurance Company, but failed; but that they succeeded with the Atlas Company, beca.ise that Company, relying on the representations of the Eagle Company, had not made such strict inquiry as they otherwise would have done, into the health of Mr. Cochrane. The bill further alleged that Mr. Cochrane, in September, 1834, when the insurance was effected on his life, was not in a state of health to render his life insurable, as he was at that time labouring under an incurable complaint ; that the defendants knew this; and that two days before they completed the insurance with the Atlas-office, the Actuary of the Economic had called on the Actuary of the Eagle Company, and refused to insure Mr. Cochrane's life, showing him at the same time a letter from Dr. Travers, on which it was stated that Mr. Cochrane was in a bad state of health. As this meeting between the actuaries, Mr. F. Bee tham, the solicitor of the Eagle Company, was admitted to be present, and, on interrogations being exhibited to him with reference to what' then took place, he refused to answer upon the ground of the commu nications being privileged, as he was present in his character of legal adviser of the Company. The plaintiffs objected to this answer as in sufficient, and the Master reported that it was so. Exceptions were taken to the report, and upon those exceptions coming before the pre sent Master of the Rolls, his Lordship, considering the answer suffi cient, allowed the exceptions, and from that decision the present action was brought. The LORI) CHANCELLOR was clearly of opinion that the answer was insufficient, and overruled the decision of the Court below. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius before Lord DENMAN and a Common Jury.) MYER 3 V. REYZER. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 311., being the amount of an account furnished for medicine and medical attendance supplied to the defendant and his family. The defence was a set-off for rent due by the plaintiff to the defendant. A young man, the brother-in-law of the plaintiff, who acted also as his assistant, was examined as to the various items of the amount, but his testimony with respect to dates was so contradictory and unintelli gible, that Mr. PLATT, who appeared for the plaintiff, admitted that he could not make out his case. The matter was subsequently referred to arbitration. M`TIERNAN V. ORZY. Mr. KELLY stated the case. It was an action for an assault and false imprisonment, brought by the plaintiff, who is a wine-cooper in the em. ploy of Messrs. Hastings and Co., of Fenchurch-street, against the de_ fendant, who acted as collector of rents of the premises occupied by the plaintiff. Grey put in a distress for 5/. rent, and on M'Nernan promis ing to pay him in wine, the man in possession was removed. Grey ob tained an order upon Hastings and Co. for a dozen of wine, and took a picture, glass, and table as security for the balance due. M`Tiernan then gave Grey an order for fifteen additional bottles of wine; but although that fully satisfied the demand for rent, Grey refused to give up the glass, and when plaintiff went to demand it, Grey gave him into custody for a felony, and he was confined at the station-house from Sa. turday night, the 23d December, to Tuesday, the 26th, when lie was discharged. Damages were laid at 2001. Mary Farren—l was living with the plaintiff in New.street, Tothill tlelds, in September last, when a distress was put in for rent. I saw the defendant there, on that day, and the same night, Mr. Grey took away a glass, picture, and table, and said, when M`Tiernan would send the wine he had promised, he would return the property. I saw M`Tiernan and Grey together on the 21st December, and they had a long argument, M`Tiernan charging Grey with not having returned the property, and Grey begged to be allowed till the following clay, and he would return them. The articles were not returned. William Taylor—Was at plaintiff's house on 41st December. Grey came in and took away half a dozen of wine, and returned with a pic ture. He then took away nine bottles more, and plaintiff asked for his glass, which he promised to return next day. I saw plaintiff on Christ mas-day at the station.house, and tendered bail, but it was refused. Mr. Hastings—l am a winemerchant, and the plaintiff has been about four years in my employ, as a wine cooper. Maurice Mulkay, a policeman—Heard a cry of police, about half_ past nine o'clock, on the night of the 23d December. I saw the plain tiffand defendant, at the house of the latter, in altercation. Grey called out "Policeman, I give this man in charge, for breaking in my door, and taking away my looking glass." I said that was a very serious charge, and Grey then said the plaintiff had knocked at the door. He also said, the looking-glass was his, and he said he gave M`Tiernan in charge for a felony. I then took the plaintiff into custody, and Grey accompanied us to the station-house. [The charge on the police sheet was then read, it was, stealing a looking-glass, value 205., the property of Benjamin Grey.] I saw Grey write that charge. APTiernan remained in custody till Tuesday morning when he was discharged. The Police Inspector gave evidenc i p to the same effect. After the charge had been entered Grey offered to become bail for him. The Clerk of the Magistrates at Queen -square Office read the entry in the book. Mr. PLATT then addressed the Jury for the defendant, and contended that the plaintiff had no right to go to his house at a late hour of the night, when himself and his wife were in bed. He admitted that there might be a verdict against his client, but that very small damages would satisfy the justice of the case. The Jury found for the plaintiff, damages 51. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) LEWIS V. LLOYD.-LIBEL. This action was brought to recover damages for injury sustained by the plaintiff, in consequence of two libels published by the defendant under the following circumstances. It appeared that the plaintiff, who is a silversmith, had some stock transactions with a person now deceased, of the name of Freshfield and the defendant Lloyd, who is a stock. broker. In January, 1836, differences arose between the parties, and Lloyd posted a notice on the Stock Exchange, to the effect that all per sons having transactions with Lewis would communicate with Lloyd ; this being the mode which was usually taken by members of the Ex change, to accuse persons, not being members, of dishonourable conduct in stock transactions ; whereas members, under similar imputations, would be cited before the Committee, and if convicted would be expelled from the Exchange. This notice was the subject of the first count. An arrangement of the disputed transactions took place, which the plaintiff wished to have re-discussed, and for this purpose wrote to a Mr. Dowling, a mutual friend, to undertake the arbitration. Lloyd's letter to Dow_ ling, refusing to enter into the negotiation, and casting grave imputa tions upon Lewis, was the libel alleged in the second count. The defence was, that the notice published on the Stock Exchange did not on the face of it show malice, and was not necessarily calculated to injure the character of the plaintiff; and, as to the second count, that the letter to Dowling was privileged communication, the injury to accrue to the plaintiff from which would have been very small, if it had not been dragged into publicity by the plaintiff himself. The Jury having retired for about twenty minutes returned a verdiet for the plaintiff, on the first count, damages 405., rind for the defendant on the second count. THE NEW POOR LAW. This morning a Special Session was held at Guildhall, before the Recorder, Sir J. Key, Sir C. Marshall, Aldermen Pirie, Lainson, Har mer, &c. &c., for the purpose of hearing complaints of persons who felt themselves aggrieved by excessive assessments. The RECORDER said he had never been at a Special Session before, and perhaps it might be improper for him to preside at it, as, should there be any appeal against the decision of the Court the hearing would probably come before him. Mr. Locke, of the parish of St. Martin Orgar, complained that he was assessed at 220/., whereas he only paid 1201. rent to Mr. Thornton, the landlord, to whom he was tenant at will, and cauld be thrust out at six months' notice. He had no objection to pay according to the rack rent. It turned out that the applicant paid 401. more for the use of the wharf. Before the matter was decided, The RECORDER said that as this was a preliminary meeting to clear the way for further operations, he thought it would be as well for the proceedings not to go to the world ; yet, at the same time, he begged to be understood that he was not on a general principle adverse to publicity. The Reporters present took the hint and Withdrew. THE FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES. 13 II 1 T I S H Bank Stock Cent. . 204% Red. per 9 2% 3 per Cent. Cons 91% 35. per Cent. 3;4 per Cant. lied...—. lOO% New 3% per Cent. 99% 4 per Cent. Assented . Dissented .... L on g Annuities to exptre Jail, 1860 15% Oct, 16650 , FUNDS. Omni am — India Stock 261 Ditto Bonds South Sea Stock .......... ......... Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New .Annuttier, ...... Ex. BU 's, 1041 1 Nd. ... 57 pm Ditto 5001 57 pm Ditto 509/ 57 pm Bank Stock for Opg. India Stock far Act. Consols for Feb. FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per cent ............. 'Portuguese Bonds, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 per cent ............... ! Ditto, New Ditto 27 Brazilian Bonds iluenes Ayres, 6 per cent — Russian Bonds, 5 per cent ...112 Chilian, 6 per cent Ditto. Metallic - . Celomblan, 6 per cent. — Spanish, 5 per cent 16 78 Ditto, 1824 Danish, 3 per cent French , 5 Greek Bonds, B pet cent ... ...... 1; 0 . 25 25.5 per cent. ; Exchanga _. • Mexican, 5 per cent..... ........ j F rench, 3 per cent —c Ditto, r, , a 6 n per c sn . t 6 ' 1825 ....... 27 t. 21 i Dutch, 2 1 ', per cent. 53!,4 per cent..., i D itto, 5 per cent .1023 , t, e rus,2 SHARES. Birmingham and Derby Railway l7 GreAt Western Railway S3 London and Brighton Railway B% London and Blackwall Railway . .. 414 London and Birmingham Railway London and Croydon Railway Manchester and Leeds Railway Manchester and Birmingham Railway North Midland Railway No other variations in the Prices of Stis.res since our One o'clec k Jan. 1864) roitEiG List. GUILDHALL.-(THIS DAY.) Two men of respectable appearance, of the names of Royale and Phi/bps, and Elizabeth Crooks, with whom the former cohabits, Ayr= brought up for re-examination. Elizabeth Connor, who resides at No. 33, Hosier-lane, Smithfield, stated that on last Tuesday week, a young man of the name of James Buckle, a box-carrier, &c. at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, brought a bundle, which he took up to Royale's apartments, who lodged in the same house. She afterwards discovered that the bundle contained the body of a dead infant, apparently about ten days or a fortnight old. The child was shown to her by the female prisoner, who stated that it was an illegitimate child, which a nurse in the hospital had given birth to. After hearing evidence, Mr. Alderman BIRCII said he should reniand the prisoners till Tuesday. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Halifax Papers, received this day, state that a public meeting numerously attended took place in the town of Pictou on the '2Bth ult., at which resolutions were passed, upon which an Address to her Ma— jesty is to be founded, expressive of the loyalty of the inhabitants of that district, and their indignation at the revolutionary proceedings in the Canadas. Up to the present time we do not hear of any arrivals from the United States or Canada, which has greatly disappointed the American merchants. We have received the Journal du Commerce of Antwerp, of the 7th instant, which does not bring any news of importance. TEE FUNDS. Consols closed rather firm yesterday at 911 92 for the Account — opened this morning at the same price; Exchequer Bills 55 57; India Bonds 55 57 ; Bank Stock 204 205 ; India Stock 263 264. In the Foreign Market very little doing as yet; Spanish Active closed at 181 19—opened at the same; Portuguese closed at 271 1--- opened at the same; Three per Cents. 17i 18; ; Brazilian 73} 74 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 521 i ; Colombian 251 264 ; Mexican 27; 28. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock . 2044 \ lints Stock 264 3 per Cent. iii:.. 92%%, Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent. Cons. 01A % South Sea Stock 3% per Cent.-- ......... ......... Old Annuities Ditto Red. 100%% New Ditto ..,........ .......... -...." New 3% per Cent 99 % ii 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751.._ --- New 5 per Cent~ Batik t,t , ng Armultiestoexpire Ditto 50. 1 55 57 pm. Jan. 5, 1860 l5 3-16% Ditto Small 55 57 pie. Oct, 10, 859 — I Ditto Commercial ... ...... prn• Jan. 5, 1360 —; Ditto Advertise,. —.— pit• Jan. 5, 080 ......... April e, L 8) I — lndia Stock for Acc0unt......... --6'" Jon. iti7f` — I Consols for Acconnt 9l li PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOC3 Austrian Bonds - Belgian Bonds ........... Dorf, t,reozint Brazilian Bonds . ...... , Ditto Account . 73% Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account Chillian Bonds Ditto Account Columbian Bonds Ditto Account ..... „.. Ditto Account eortuguese Ditto Account.... Ditto New ..... Ditto Account .... Ditto, 3 per ccnt.... ....... -- Prussian 13;:ntis Ilusaian Bontiz, 182 q 112% Ditto Account ..„....» Ditto Metallic . C.gionoim Bonds, 1824 2 , 3 Ditto Account . 26 5% ....... Ditto Acccuut Spanish Bonds ..... Ditto Account • Ditto Bonds.lB.ll. 11371 ii Ditto Account ..... """ Greck Bands Ditto fiends, IF.US Ditto Account French. 5 per cent —f. --c• -- 4 per cent.— t. ..C. —3_per Mexican 80ti615, 5 per Ditto Account Eichange... --f. Dutch, 2W, per cent 530 Ditto ti per cant. Ditto AcfoLint N.vspolitm •. atto Account .... Ditto, f,per cent IO2S Ditto Account ....•............ PLICES OF SHARES THI: S DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. 40 214 5 314 17 • United Mexican (issued at 2/. pm.) Ditto Ness Scrip Birmingham and Derby Railway Company 2O 16% Eastern Counties Hallway 3 14 Brighton Ibtilway Company London and Blackwall Railway Winchester and Leeds Railway Company N , rth Nftiland Railway Company 25 26;i Colonial Bank COURSE OF EXCHANGE YESTERDAY.. Amsterd im C.F. 12 554 tiihraltar 4B Ditto, at signt Rotterdrm 2U. 12 6 Genoa -... `6 15 Antwerp... Hamburg. M.B. 1313% Venice .. 3g Altona.... Paris, 5 days' sight 25 70 Palermo par oz. .1 17 % Ditto 3 Ms. 25 95 Lisbon 53 Marseilles. Bourdeaux Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 153 Bahia ..... 25. Patersbuigh,ruble..,...3 Us. 10 Buenos Ayres --• B.lrliti . 1/4 Vienna, effective 11......2 M. 10 12 Cork -- .. i ,• ft o%' Triete ditto lO 14 littdrid 35% 35 PRICE OF BULLION, PER 1 -• Portugal Gold, coin ..e.O 0 2 Foreign Gold, in bars—. 3 17 Bilboa 94 B.acclona S ,ieign New Doubloons 9 1 4 New Dollars ...... Silver. bars. standard -- 11 PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS. DUBLIN, FEBRUARY 8. .d 3 per Cent. Consols 91% Gran 4 Canal Debs. 6 per cent. Pl , ' I Mt* Reduced Ditto, 4 per cent. 334 per Cen+. Stock 98!„ Hibernian Bank. 221 Ditto New, 1830 3 , 4 per Cent. Debentures - Bank Stock Royal Canal Stock — Ballast Office Debentures,4 per Grand Canal Stock &8,4 ce,wt HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK I Up to the present time we do not hear of any arrivals from the Volt''' . States. Numerous enquiries are continually made after the packet A the North American Coffee-house, both by merchants, speculators, 80ct the public, who are all very anxious for her arrival, to ascertain the state of our affairs with the President of the United States, as well as 10 - Canada. The various funds, both British and Foreign, are in a stagnant state! the speculators fearing to operate before the arrival of the packet ( 093 New York. Consols were at one period in the morning at 91i buyers for the count, since which they are not quite so good, and may be quoted t , 911 Exchequer Bills, 55 57 ; India Bonds, 55 56 ; Bank SW° 204/ ; India Stock, 264. In the Foreign Market—Spanish Active, 181 g, with Coupo lo ; Portugueie, 27k; Three per Cents., 17i 18; Brazilian, 735; Dut.b , 53i ; Colombian, 26. The second Liverpool letter has arrived ; no account of the Atner iCaji packet. Sales of cotton 3,000 bags. Consols for the Account, 911 ;. THREE O'CLOCK List of the m House going into Ci lief Bill : Attwoocl, T. Granby, Marquis Bodkin, John James Hayes, Sir E. S. Brabazon, Sir W. J. Ingestrie, Lord Bridgman, Hewitt Kemble, Henry. Chester, H. Lockhart, N. M. Duncombe, W. Macnamara, W. Evans, G. Maxwell, H. Fitzsimon, N. O'Connell, J. TELLERS. Gore, 0. J. R. O'Connell, Morgan Steuart, K. "Th•- Gore, 0. NV. Stanley, E. J. 0 Mr. James was prevented by illness from attending the 11 0115 last night, or he would have given his vote in favour of the original motion on the Irish Poor Bill. of , Never was any man so fitted, witnout dereliction - principle, to join any party, Tory, Whig, or Radical, as La, Ashburton. In the House of Commons he was con.spicunt! for speaking one way and voting another, and f or a dvancing ' doctrine at the commencement of his speech, and demolishing it before he came to the conclusion. All that is wanting in On for an interesting debate carried on by one person is a Or % pound voice, like that p ossesse d b y one o f t h e oldest of the collective wisdom. With that he would be per fect in his kind. In the House of Lords, on the third react ing of the Canada Bill, he exemplified his remarkable hab its by blaming the Go vernment f or not g i v i ng L or d Durham Wye',. to convene the Lower House of Assembly, and concluded 14 saying that could hebel n ie o v t ed be th e e xe d r i c s i p s o ed si . tion of the Members wa s such that it SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL.-We cannot see t h e a nnus meeting of the supporters of this charity mentioned in the dad,' newspapers, without saying a few words to direct the pu blic t attention to so truly philanthropic, and admirable an associa" tion. Thousands and tens of thousands of the gay and wealthy, as well as of the laborious and less favoured classes, who to and fro on that mighty highway, the Thames, see the 0 ,1 Dreadnought lying at Greenwich, grand and imposil even in her dism an tl e d s t a t e , an d littl e k now or think of the beneficent purposes to which her floating ie,v ia. than bulk is now d evote d. N o more b ear i ng t h e pr'" tish thunder t o que ll p rou d f oes w h erever ocean ro ll s , s u B is given to a yet higher and holier British object, She is an Hospital ! sustained by voluntary bounty, for the relief of gee men of all nations. She is no longer the appalling adversary' but she is the friend and benefactor of mankind. E v er open to the voice of misery, the distressed have but to approach he r side, and utter their complaint, when, without extraneous re" commendation or introduction, they are immediately receive' on board, their wants cared f or , an d th e i r a il ments m i n i ste red to, by every means which humanity and skill can supPlY; This is a noble Charity, an d wor th y o f E ng l an d . Th e goo' it does surpasses description ; need we add a syllable more No.—Literary Gazette. • The Navy Estimates for 1838 have been laid on the table of the House of Commons, and printed. The whole sum required to be voted for 1838, 1839, is 4,596,024/., being t 34,504/. more than the actual vote for last year. The amain of wages, and, consequently, the number of men is the sarn 6 in both years. The principal increase is on the victual' which, from prices being higher, will cost 52,000/. more thus year than last. There is also an increase of 18,0001. on t he article of stores, and of 26,0001. on the miscellaneous service!' There is a reduction of 6,0001. on the scientific branch. The items we have enumerated, however, make the s um require d for the active service this year more than the last greater tha n we have above stated. In fact, the estimate for the active ser" vice this year is 73,000/. more than last year. To counter balance the increase in the active service, however, the redne tions on the dead weight of the Nary are considerable. T he half-pay is 27,000/., and pensions and allowances, 11,000/. less: for 1838 than 1837. We are glad to see thi s h eav y branch Of the public expenditure beginning at length sensibly to d° - crease, for it will supply the resources for the active service without adding to the public burdens. inority of 25 who ommittee last night o: voted against the )n the Irish Poor Re- O'Neil, J. Parker, R. T. Pryme, O. Scarlett, R. C. Verner, W. 'SVestenra, H. R. -- - - - _ - PRIZE CUP S.—New and Second-hand SI PRIZE CUPS are offered at very Reduced Prices, and seleetiot may be made from a great variety, both of Sizes and Patterns , .!: T. COX SAVORY'S, Goldsmith and Watchmaker, 47, Cornhili, London (Seven D oors f rom Gracechurch-street). A Sheet Drawings of Cups will be forwarded by post, as a single letter, to answer to a post-paid application. lar It is desirable Letters for Drawings should mention eith er . the Size or about th e P r i ce o f t h e C up cr Cups that may be require MARRIED. On Saturday, the 10th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-squa re ' by the Rev. W. H. Dickenson, B. C.L., Curate, Charles Cochran Esq., son of the late Hon. Basil Cochrane, of Portman-square, t,'!, Mrs. Stawell Ch u dl e i g h , of D evonsh i re-place, widow o f t h e law Rev. Stawell Chudleigh. DIED. On Tuesd a y, the ht inst., in Cursitor-street, Chancery-lan ef greatly regretted, Mr. Thomas Murphy, law stationer. On the 4th i nst . , at Waterfoot, near Penrith, Francis, infa nt son of Captain Salmond, late of the Queen's Bays. On the sth inst., at Henley •on-Thames, Mrs. Benson, aged 76' London ; P r i nte d and Published by MURDO YOUNG, or .1 .k"r`a . 112, Strand, at 2'he Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the oottatY of Aliddlesex.—Saturday, February 10, 1838. TrIE SUN, LON DON, SATUIZDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1838